LOS ANGELES — Continuing to carve a niche with original programming, the online video service
Hulu has stepped up its output of in-house productions and co-productions.

The service has unveiled its slate of original shows for 2014 — which includes four programs new
to Hulu and six returning projects.

Hulu’s popular teen drama,
East Los High, which revolves around a fictional group of high-school students in East Los
Angeles, will return during the summer for season two. Twelve new episodes of the English-language
series, which features an all-Latino cast and explores real-life issues such as teen pregnancy,
have been ordered.

“The show has this cool, contemporary feel, and feels like East Los Angeles,” said Charlotte
Koh, head of development for Hulu Originals.

Last summer, episodes of
East Los High, created by Carlos Portugal and Kathleen Bedoya, consistently ranked among
the most popular Hulu programs.

Hulu, which is based in Santa Monica, Calif., has been placing more emphasis on original content
— a strategy shared by competitors Netflix and Amazon. com.

The 2014 schedule on Hulu includes:

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The Bridge, which made its debut this month, is an original Scandinavian drama distributed
by ZDF Enterprises. The 10-episode series revolves around the investigation of a double murder by
Swedish and Danish police.

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Deadbeat, a new 10-episode series co-produced by Hulu and Lionsgate Television, is
scheduled to premiere on April 9. The supernatural comedy follows a hapless medium who tries to
help ghosts settle unfinished business.

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Moone Boy, Irish actor Chris O’Dowd’s semiautobiographical coming-of-age comedy, will
return with six episodes beginning on April 24. The program is offered on Hulu and Hulu Plus
courtesy of BBC Worldwide North America.

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The Next Step is a 30-episode, reality-styled teen drama that follows the lives of a group
of dancers who are trying to win regional championships. Hulu expects to roll out the new scripted
drama in May.

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The Hotwives of Orlando, a reality-TV parody from Paramount Digital Entertainment, will
roll out later in the year (a date hasn’t been announced). The seven-episode satirical series
features six vixens from Orlando, Fla., who are “ready to drink, fight and cry — sometimes all at
the same time,” according to a Hulu description.

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The Awesomes will return during the summer for season two. Hulu ordered 10 new episodes of
the animated program about superheroes, co-created by
Saturday Night Live alumnus Seth Meyers and Michael Shoemaker.

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Behind the Mask, the documentary series that explores the world of sports mascots, is set
to return later this year for season two. Hulu ordered 10 new episodes of the series created by
filmmaker Josh Greenbaum.

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Rev, an award-winning British comedy about a group of parish misfits, will return during
the summer for a six-episode season three. Tom Hollander, who co-created the series, plays the
inner-city vicar, the Rev. Adam Smallbone.